Esther 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
יָדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַעֲשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיִּקְרַ֤ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
מָרְדֳּכַי֙
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּגָדָ֔יו
beged
H899
garment
וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ
lâbash
H3847
to clothe
שַׂ֖ק
saq
H8242
sackcloth
וָאֵ֑פֶר
ʼêpher
H665
ashes
וַיֵּצֵא֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּזְעַ֛ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
זְעָקָ֥ה
zaʻaq
H2201
cry
גְדֹלָ֖ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וּמָרָֽה
mar
H4751
bitter
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
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King James Version Public Domain
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now when Mordecai knew about all that had been done, Mordecai tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. And he went out into the midst of the city and cried out a great and bitter outcry.
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